Green report card gives Colorado State University a C+ in sustainability

CSU grade drops from last year's B-; CU aces it

2:41 AM,
Oct. 7, 2009

CSU freshman students Taron Monte, from front, Mandy Brown and Andrew Morris eat their dinner Tuesday on a counter made mostly of recycled glass. CSU received good ratings on a sustainability report in areas such as food, recycling and transportation.

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Trevor Hughes
TrevorHughes@coloradoan.com

CSU, which bills itself as "The Green University," has received a "C-plus" rating on the new College Sustainability Report Card.

The University of Colorado-Boulder received an overall "A-minus" score.The report card, issued annually by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, gives Colorado State University high marks in areas such as food and recycling, and transportation. But CSU received "F" marks in endowment transparency and shareholder engagement.